drought

Water shortages across the continent, from France through Italy, Spain and beyond, are creating a critical situation.

In her new book, Water Always Wins, author Erica Gies says stop resisting, just go with the flow. 

António Guterres tells governments "half of humanity is in the danger zone" as countries battle extreme heat.

More than 3,000 firefighters battled alongside ordinary Portuguese citizens desperate to save their homes from several wildfires that raged across the European country on Thursday, July 14, 2022, fanned by extreme temperatures and drought conditions linked to climate change.

A century of fire suppression and the growing intensity of wildfires are threatening California's giant sequoias, once thought impervious.

It is gearing up to be a record-breaking fire year in the northern state. By the end of June, more than a million and a half acres had burned, mostly in the southwestern part of Alaska.

Europe’s banks aren’t sufficiently considering risks from climate change and must “urgently step up efforts” to make sure they understand the possible impact of floods, wildfires and losses on investments.

Portugal’s government on Friday, July 8, 2022, declared an eight−day state of alert due to a heightened risk of wildfires, as the drought−stricken country prepares for a heat wave packing temperatures as high as 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit).

Farmers and scientists are increasingly observing that unusually high springtime temperatures can kill pollen and interfere with the fertilization of crops. Researchers are now searching for ways to help pollen beat the heat, including developing more heat-tolerant varieties.

Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave last week that reached northern Germany and high fuel costs for aircraft needed to fight wildfires have heightened concerns across Europe this summer.

Hundreds of blue, green and grey tents are pitched under the sun’s searing rays in downtown Phoenix, a jumble of flimsy canvas and plastic along dusty sidewalks. Here, in the hottest big city in America, thousands of homeless people swelter as the summer’s triple digit temperatures arrive.

Rivers and creeks this week raged with water much higher and faster than even the rare benchmark 500-year flood. Weather-whiplashed residents and government officials raced to save homes, roads and businesses.

Oregon health officials say the impacts of climate change, including more devastating wildfires, heat waves, drought and poor air quality, are fueling “climate anxiety” among young people.

Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and California’s Death Valley all posted record temperatures on Saturday, June 12, 2022, as dangerous heat swept across the American Southwest.

Almost the whole of Portugal was in severe drought at the end of May, the country’s weather service said on Thursday, June 9, 2022.